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Ex-logger Troy Jackson set to succeed Graham Platner as Dem pick in Maine Senate race (selected)
NY Post ^ | 7/20/26 | Ryan King

Posted on 07/20/2026 12:13:24 PM PDT by Libloather

WASHINGTON — Former logger and onetime Maine Senate President Troy Jackson is on course to replace accused rapist Graham Platner as the Democratic Senate nominee following a series of party caucuses over the weekend.

As results from the Pine Tree State’s 16 counties showed Jackson running away with the committed delegate count, would-be contenders Nirav Shah, former head of the state’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention; state Secretary of State Shenna Bellows; Maine Beer Co. founder Dan Kleban; and ex-congressional hopeful Jordan Wood dropped out one by one.

“Today, I am stepping aside, and I am doing it for exactly the same reason that led me to get in: we must defeat Susan Collins, and the Democratic Party must be unified to do it,” Shah declared Sunday evening.

Jackson’s nomination will be made official at a statewide convention Saturday in Bangor.

According to the Bangor Daily News, Jackson has secured at least 456 of the 500 delegates awarded following the county meetings. The convention will consist of approximately 600 delegates, giving the 58-year-old an overwhelming lead.

Even before the contest began, many viewed Jackson as the favorite to succeed Platner given his populist brand of politics.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; History; Local News
KEYWORDS: dankleban; demagogicparty; democrats; grahamplatner; jordanwood; maine; newyorkpost; niravshah; race; ryanking; senate; shennabellows; susancollins; troyjackson

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To: Libloather

Nobody voted for carmela to be the can’tidate either.


21 posted on 07/20/2026 1:11:06 PM PDT by rktman (Patriotism not 'hateriotism' !. Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🇺🇸)
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To: Sirius Lee

He’s no lumberjack that is clear. But he does love Jack’s lumber.


22 posted on 07/20/2026 1:34:06 PM PDT by Blue Highway ( )
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Dylan Mulvayne?


23 posted on 07/20/2026 1:35:35 PM PDT by Blue Highway ( )
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To: Libloather

His first campaign ad is out, so it must official.

https://youtu.be/FshU58nI0Ts?si=dHDABJk7C-TUGonK


24 posted on 07/20/2026 1:38:59 PM PDT by chickenlips (Neuter your politicians)
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To: Blue Highway

Does he wear women’s clothing and hang around in bars?


25 posted on 07/20/2026 1:43:15 PM PDT by Reily
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To: misterdarcey
It's like they're running a democrat party Gong show that's even more comical then the original Chuck Barris version.


26 posted on 07/20/2026 1:50:22 PM PDT by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's okay... I wasn't married to it.)
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To: Libloather

Out With The Nazi





And In With The Lumberjack. Does He Wear High Heels?

27 posted on 07/20/2026 1:55:57 PM PDT by left that other site ( For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; He will save us Is.33:22)
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To: Magnum44

Aw...Ya Beat me to it!


28 posted on 07/20/2026 1:56:16 PM PDT by left that other site ( For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; He will save us Is.33:22)
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To: Bullish
It's like they're running a democrat party Gong show that's even more comical then the original Chuck Barris version.

But no Jaye P. Morgan.


29 posted on 07/20/2026 1:56:40 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: LuxAerterna

I just cut down 3 trees in my yard....guess I am a logger now too. At least as much of a logger as platner was an oyster farmer.


30 posted on 07/20/2026 2:28:17 PM PDT by qwerty1234
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To: Sirius Lee

Troy’s on the hook for a mortgage fraud case. What is it with Dems and falsifying mortgage documents?


31 posted on 07/20/2026 2:28:27 PM PDT by pingman (Hi Ho Silver! AWAY!)
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To: Libloather

If this doesn’t work out, they’ll have to find someone that taps maple trees for sap.


32 posted on 07/20/2026 2:32:01 PM PDT by I-ambush (From the brightest star comes the blackest holeYou had so much to offer, why didya offer your soul?)
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To: Libloather

The Maine Democratic Senate race is looking more and more like tryouts for a reboot of The Village People. First oyster farmerette, now logger who destroys owl habitat!


33 posted on 07/20/2026 3:30:05 PM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: pingman

What is it with Dems and falsifying mortgage documents?
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It’s their version of pioneer homesteading. Just stakin’ out a claim.


34 posted on 07/20/2026 4:25:46 PM PDT by chickenlips (Neuter your politicians)
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To: Libloather

Pro life. Pro gun. Open borders. Medicare for all. No self control. Hot tempered.


35 posted on 07/20/2026 6:12:13 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: Verginius Rufus
He’s a lumberjack and he’s OK.

Beat me to it.

36 posted on 07/20/2026 8:44:24 PM PDT by nuke_road_warrior (Making the world safe for nuclear power for over 39 years.)
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